High Knob
High Knob rises to 797 m in North Carolina. South Spring Top stands 1,405 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sycamore Flats Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31627440, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 797 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 0.4 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 5 mi
- View Cherry Cove (MP 415.7) · 7 mi
- Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.6) · 7 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elk Lodge Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Little Hickory Knob: 1.9 mi
- Stony Knob: 2.2 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 1.1 mi
- Franklin Park: 2.9 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 3.1 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 6.3 mi
- Etowah Park: 7.8 mi
- Laughing Falls: 1.8 mi
- Silver Ribbon Falls: 1.8 mi
- Sutton Falls: 2.7 mi
- Key Falls: 2.9 mi
- Warrior Falls: 3.3 mi
- Camp John Rock: 4.2 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 9.9 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.7 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 12.7 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 13.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 16.0 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 16.4 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 16.5 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 16.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.0 mi
- Dunns Rock: 6.3 mi
- Long Rock: 10.8 mi
- High Rocks: 11.0 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 11.1 mi
- M1: 3.0 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 6.1 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 12.3 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 12.6 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 6.3 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 13.2 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 14.9 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 16.2 mi
- Berm Park: 18.5 mi
- Statue of Diana: 20.8 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 22.6 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 22.6 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 22.6 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 11.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 14.0 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 16.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 9.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 14.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 16.2 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 18.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 23.7 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 13.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Spring Top | WNW 301° | 1,405 m | 7.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,307 m | 3.9 mi |
| Funneltop Mountain | N 359° | 1,288 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,247 m | 5.6 mi |
| Clawhammer Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,241 m | 4.5 mi |
| Cedar Rock Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,236 m | 4.8 mi |
| Buckwheat Knob | NW 321° | 1,222 m | 5.4 mi |
| Looking Glass Rock | WNW 296° | 1,209 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807659
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- Asheville · 23 mi
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